Our State magazine is featuring North Carolina’s State Parks in the latest edition … One is Jones Lake, in Bladen County. Great article about how Dewitt Powell, a former military man, and his family became stewards of the first North Carolina state park open to black families … Great reading, article by Emiene Wright.
NCAA and NIT playoff action continues … First a few scores from recent play…
UNC 95 – Marquette 63
Richmond 67 – Iowa 63
St. Peters 85 – Kentucky 79 (OT)
NCAA action today…
Alabama vs Notre Dame 4:15 p.m. TNT
Va Tech vs Texas 3:30 p.m. TBS
Cal State Fullerton vs Duke 7:10 p.m. CBS
Michigan vs Davidson 9:40 p.m. CBS
Saturday
Baylor vs UNC 12:10 p.m. CBS
Providence vs Richmond 4:30 p.m. TNT
NIT play resumes Saturday…
Wake Forest vs VCU 4 p.m. ESPN+
Sunday … North Texas vs Virginia ESPN+
I asked a question recently related to Wake Forest being in NIT vs. NCAA … Demon Deacon alum responded, Wake was right where they should be … 10-4.
Hope I have all where they should be and correct starting times…
Stock market soaring past 2 or 3 days … need a few more of the same…
Pray for citizens of Ukraine … no one should have to exist under such conditions…
NASCAR season underway … MLB begins play soon … hopefully…
52 degrees at 5:30 a.m. at the local airport.
Areas of fog between 8 and 9 a.m. today. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80 and windy … A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. tonight … a low around 62. Saturday, a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms … High near 82 and windy with gusts in the 24 mph range.
Sunny, Sunday, with a high near 70 and more wind.
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else.” Judy Garland
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” Alice Walker
“I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.” Joan Rivers
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